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Dirt Ride on Sunday 4/28?
made2moto replied to made2moto's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
Unfortunately I didn’t get out there…Hoping to ride on Sunday! - Yesterday
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No-Mar Classic tire changer, includes mount/demount bar, Yellow Thing bead holder and 8 drop in concrete anchors so you can set up a couple mount locations. $350
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Putting this old guy back in the stack, for local DS rides
350thumper replied to robertaccio's topic in Informal Local Rides & Who's Going Riding!
There is a DS trail ride I made. I'm getting ready to do in a couple weeks : Picture yourself embarking on a journey through the Laguna Mountains, where the lush greenery of the DS trail gradually transforms into the golden hues of the desert below. As you descend, the scent of pine gives way to the earthy aroma of sun-baked soil, teasing your senses with anticipation. The trail winds through rugged terrain, offering breathtaking vistas of towering peaks and vast expanses of arid land. With each blip of the throttle you're immersed deeper into nature's embrace, where the tranquil beauty of the mountains seamlessly merges with the untamed allure of the desert floor. Be ready to pack your senses and let the adventure unfold along this intoxicating descent from mountain high to desert delight. - Last week
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If you have an air compressor, you can easily check if the slide/diaphragm is installed correctly and working right. Use an air nozzle and put about 10-20 psi in the port at the top backside of the carb. The slide should rise, when you release the pressure it should drop. I usually try to slowly modulate the air pressure to see if it goes up smoothly.
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My KLR did the same, I would be cruising on the freeway at 50-60. If I opened it up to make a pass it wouldn't go. The problem was I rebuilt the carb and didn't get the diagram seated in right causing a leak when I tried to go full wide open. The vacuum was not able to draw the needle all the way up and open. I also put in a manual fuel petcock to not use the vacuum operated one.
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I agree, I've owned 2 in my life, I would like another. Not in a rush, but a year or 2 out
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Hey Pokey151 - Everyone should have a Harley or two in their stable for the long rides.
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Had a last minute invite to ride up to the towers out there yesterday. It’s so colorful right now, the flowers are looking good!
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So weird, that's exactly the way it used to present when it had that issue in the past. Sometimes the tear was small and could only be seen when I stretched the diaphragm a bit like shown above and looked for light coming through. Good luck
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It's worth inspecting again. No surging, misfires, or anything. Runs amazing but gutless, but absolutely WFO the best I've been able to get is 62 mph.
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The 'ol mule used to do that when the carb diaphragm developed a tear. It would run great until ~4k RPM or so? Then the throttle just didn't do anything, like it hit a wall. I had to replace the slide assembly 3 times over ~70k miles if I remember (can be bought from a Harley dealer for 1/2 price of Kawi part). Guess the new carb rules that out though. Any other source of vacuum leaks? Does the new carb have the petcock vacuum port capped like the original? When you say 'no power' you mean it won't climb RPM anymore? Or it chugs/surges/misfires? What exactly does it do after 4k?
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New Forum Here for the Rally Road Book Folks !
KTMrad posted a topic in Moto Rally Roadbook Navigation
Padu, here you go....took me awhile to add this, but here it is for all you rally book navigators. -
New Forum Here for the Rally Roadbook Folks !
KTMrad posted a topic in Moto Rally Roadbook Navigation
Padu, here you go....took me awhile to add this, but here it is for all you rally book navigators. -
Missing Australian surfers near Santo Tomas
Zubb replied to Dan Diego's topic in Baja Info, Upcoming Rides, Ride Reports, Photos, etc.
When you think about Mexico being the #1 world wide destination for US tourists, and that 1.6M US citizens live there, I think it brings some perspective to this. It's pretty horrible though no matter what country it happens in. I've spent considerable time both where it happened and where they were dumped (as many of you have), and have never seen or felt the slightest sense of danger. I hope that never changes. It sure helps when you travel in groups. -
Maybe try running it around the block with no air filter and see if that makes a difference?
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So I thought that was the case in the beginning, so I cleaned and reoiled the filter. Then just recently, after a couple of slow rides, I decided to throw in a brand new uni filter, I used the spray oil, same way I've done filters for the last 20 some odd years. I even cleaned the wire mesh screen in the air box
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I am too. I suppose we can have a do over soon?
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Sometimes we overlook the simple stuff, I know it's bitten me a few times. Once I was working on a DRZ400 that seemed sluggish, did a bunch of stuff before I checked the oil and found it way overfilled (the vacuum petcock failed and filled the crankcase with gasoline).
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Half day at Otay
Wierdrider replied to Zubb's topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
I’m sorry I missed lunch! -
I would get something else. I miss my Harley
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I had a customers bike that was doing the same thing. I cleaned the tank, petcock, carb, and fresh gas but I didn't clean the air cleaner because he said he just did it and it looked fresh. Long story short, I decided to clean it anyway and found out that he had over oiled it and it wasn't getting enough air.
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3 Day NVBDR partial
BigJon01 replied to BigJon01's topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
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3 Day NVBDR partial
BigJon01 replied to BigJon01's topic in 1 to 3 Day Ride Write-Ups, Stories and Photos
Had to convert my pic files... -
Not allowed, you need to keep that for longer runs. Whether it's my KLR or something else, the highway miles will eat that 500 up
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Thanks for your input! Opened a couple avenues of thought, will pursue.
